Born about in Bedford, Bedford, Westchester, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Holmes III
and Jemima (Beecher) Holmes
Sister of
Lois (Holmes) Bostwick [half], Sarah (Holmes) Mills, James Holmes and Sarah (Holmes) Bostwick
Wife of
David Mills
— married
about 1759 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Charlotte (Mills) Harrison, Samuel Mills, Martha Mills, Dorcas (Mills) Gilroy, Peter Mills and Nathan Mills
Died
at about age 66
in Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2015
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Biography
Rebecca is the wife of David Mills. Tradition holds that Rebecca's maiden name is Holmes (source needed).
On 2 Aug. 1791, David Mills of Barrons Field, Cumberland County, province of Halifax sold two parcels of land with his wife Rebeckah to Lemuel Light of Bedford, Westchester County, New York. The land was in the town of Bedford. [1]
On 29 Feb. 1760, John wrote his will where he named his wife Jemima and his children (James, Stephen, Sarah, Rebeckah, Lois, Eunice, and Dorcas). The will was proved on 8 June 1763.
Rebecca died August 1, 1805[2]
Sources
- ↑ Westchester County Deed Records, Vol. L, pp. 117-119. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WZ-3XZP?i=66&cc=2078654&cat=228986)
- ↑ Southampton Township Book. [page 45]
Research Notes
No concrete evidence of her maiden name has been determined yet.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~1.56%
V A Mills
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23andMe, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A591988 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lorna (Jackson) Funk :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lorna_funk
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~1.56%
Helen (Shewfelt) Arnold :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695962 [compare], FTDNA kit #693840
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~0.78%
David Lambert :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #99466
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~0.78%
Allison Strickling :
23andMe, GEDmatch AR8833870 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ruth Arnold :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A761823 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T951247 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jennifer Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GQ1258774 [compare], yourDNAportal JENef599279, Ancestry member jennincincy1234
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Carlene Johnston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member questcrj
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~0.78%
Donna Harris :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donnajharris78
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~0.78%
Lisa Killam :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Kristine Johnston :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kristinewinowiecki
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~0.39%
Brad Milton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZS2382240 [compare], yourDNAportal BRA88acdf54, Ancestry member BradMilton
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~0.39%
Eleanor Thibeau :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Carol (MacLeod) Cummings :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kccja592
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Devon Blyth :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Devon.BlythOlson
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Unknown-573222 and Holmes-5649 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate - unknown profile created accidentally
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Rejected matches › Rebecca (Homes) Holmes (abt.1648-)
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